Tinubu to Address UN General Assembly on September 23
President Bola Tinubu is set to address the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 81) on September 23, 2023, in New York. He will be the 10th speaker during the morning session, expected to speak around 11:30 am to noon New York time (4:30 pm Nigerian time).
The UNGA 81, which runs from September 22 to September 28, will feature 193 world leaders, including over 150 heads of state and government. The theme for this session is “Restoring trust, managing transformation: A United Nations that delivers for all.” President Tinubu will also participate in high-level meetings and events focused on climate action, sea-level rise, and pandemic preparedness.
He is scheduled to meet with outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres and outgoing UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed. The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Jimoh Ibrahim, confirmed Tinubu's attendance and emphasized the opportunity to showcase Nigeria's reforms and engage on border policing in West Africa.
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